Which type of asset forfeiture does not require involvement of the US judiciary?

Which type of asset forfeiture does not require involvement of the US judiciary?

• A. Administrative Forfeiture
• B. Civil Forfeiture
• C. Criminal Forfeiture
• D. Judicial Forfeiture

Answer: (A)

Administrative forfeiture is the process that can proceed without a judge or court at the outset. A government agency can seize assets tied to illegal activity under its own rules and move forward without filing a case in court. If the owner contests, the matter may then go into a judicial process (civil or criminal forfeiture) in which the judiciary becomes involved. Civil forfeiture involves a court action against the property itself, criminal forfeiture occurs as part of a criminal case after conviction, and judicial forfeiture refers to forfeiture ordered by the court.

Administrative forfeiture is the process that can proceed without a judge or court at the outset. A government agency can seize assets tied to illegal activity under its own rules and move forward without filing a case in court. If the owner contests, the matter may then go into a judicial process (civil or criminal forfeiture) in which the judiciary becomes involved. Civil forfeiture involves a court action against the property itself, criminal forfeiture occurs as part of a criminal case after conviction, and judicial forfeiture refers to forfeiture ordered by the court.